# Service bulletin 16\-85\-12

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10093401
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-03\-01
- Manufacturer's number: 16\-85\-12
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-11\-26
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

## NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES AN INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR THE CVT’S SECONDARY PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH IF FAILED, COULD CREATE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A SQUEALING\-TYPE SOUND DURING LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATION.

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2012 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2010 to 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [169013](/bulletins/10235836.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Design Change to Lock\-Up Type Torque Converter
- [168011R](/bulletins/10235835.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Inspection Procedure for AT Oil Temperature Warning Lamp Flashing
- [169114](/bulletins/10234840.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Correction to Diagnostics for 5AT\-Related DTCs
- [169013R](/bulletins/10234839.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Design Change to Lock\-Up Type Torque Converter
- [16\-103\-16R](/bulletins/10154206.md), 2019-03-11, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This bulletin has been developed in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding fluid seepage found coming from the CVT assembly. Investigation has identified a likely source of the seepage to be the sealant used on the CVT?s oil pump chain cover. The repair involves removal, a thorough cleaning and inspection of the sealing surfaces followed by re\-sealing the cover.
- [16\-100\-16](/bulletins/10140512.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the TCM. The files will address customer concerns of inconsistency in the amount of engine braking experienced when using Manual mode \(or paddle shifters if equipped\) when descending long downgrades. 2.5L NA models.
- [16\-90\-13R](/bulletins/10140492.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER\(MOTORCYCLE\); ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN. CVT Transmissions only. This bulletin announces the availability of a countermeasure torque converter assembly to address a customer concern of very low engine RPM when coming to a stop. The condition is similar to coming to a stop in a manual transmission equipped vehicle without depressing the clutch pedal. Thrust washer wear inside the torque converter can cause restriction of the oil passage used to bleed off lock\-up clutch application pressure. The result is either a delayed \(momentary low engine rpm\) or no lock\-up pressure release. The thrust washer has been changed from a solid bushing\-type to a needle bearing type.
- [16\-90\-13R](/bulletins/10140477.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER\(MOTORCYCLE\). CVT Transmissions only. This bulletin announces the availability of a countermeasure torque converter assembly to address a customer concern of very low engine RPM when coming to a stop. The condition is similar to coming to a stop in a manual transmission equipped vehicle without depressing the clutch pedal. Thrust washer wear inside the torque converter can cause restriction of the oil passage used to bleed off lock\-up clutch application pressure. The result is either a delayed \(momentary low engine rpm\) or no lock\-up pressure release. The thrust washer has been changed from a solid bushing\-type to a needle bearing type.
- [16\-102\-16](/bulletins/10111091.md), 2017-08-14, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TSB: All Models Equipped with CVT Transmissions. This Service Information bulletin provides a new flow chart and additional diagnostic tools to assist Technicians with troubleshooting DTC P0841\- SECONDARY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR PERFORMANCE.
- [16\-103\-16R](/bulletins/10111086.md), 2017-08-14, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin has been developed in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding fluid seepage found coming from the CVT assembly. Investigation has identified a likely source of the seepage to be the sealant used on the CVT's oil pump chain cover. The repair involves removal, a thorough cleaning and inspection of the sealing surfaces followed by re\-sealing the cover.

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